There’s no doubt in anyone’s mind at this point that Sean McVay came to Los Angeles with a very clear idea of the kind of team he wanted to build, and saw the superstar potential of the young players whose talents had gone to waste during the disastrous 2016 season.

While many were wondering whether Todd Gurley’s Offensive Rookie of the Year campaign in 2015 was a one-and-done phenomenon, McVay stayed steadfast in his belief that the third-year running back would be one of the most important players on his team.

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He built up the offensive line, stockpiled starting receivers via free agency, trades and the draft and handed the defense over to Wade Phillips so he could focus on maximizing the performance of his offensive weapons — with special focus on Gurley and Jared Goff, of course.

Still, he couldn’t have known that Gurley would put together an MVP caliber season, could he? The answer is yes. He could and he did.

Kara Henderson, wife of Rams GM Les Snead, revealed on Friday that McVay predicted Gurley’s final season stats with eerie accuracy before training camp had even begun!

Since .@TG3II isn’t playing Sunday, let me share! B4 training camp Sean was telling us how jacked he was for Gurley and how he could use him, so I asked him for a Gurley prediction… wonderfully optimistic at time— now crazy prescient… prediction on left— actual on right…😮 pic.twitter.com/q3zUq1oxzw

That’s legitimately insane. McVay came within seven yards of Gurley’s final total for all-purpose yards, as well as the splits between rushing and receiving yards. The only thing he didn’t see coming was that he’d score six touchdowns in his final two games of the season.

Obviously this speaks to something much larger than the 31-year-old coach’s ability to assess the talent and potential of his players. McVay knew before training camp had started exactly how much he planned to use Gurley in his offense, and to what extent he would be involved in the receiving game.

Goff and Gurley’s emergence as one of the NFL’s best QB-RB duos may have surprised most people – but McVay wasn’t one of them.